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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae
Mitra (Mitra) variabilis Reeve, 1844
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844
Mitra cylindracea Reeve, 1844
Mitra peasei Dohrn, 1860
Mitra polymorpha Tomlin, 1920
Common Name
Variable Mitre p.209, pl.587 Coleman, N. 1975.
Distribution
North West Cape, WA to southern Queensland (Wilson, 1994)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
Keywords
depth: continental shelf
depth: intertidal
depth: intertidal and subtidal [ intertidal zone to a depth of 75 fathoms
]
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: coral reef
substrate: rocks
substrate: sand
substrate: under coral
References
Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. p.340 [ Distribution map (Pl. 296), synonymy, type information and general information.
] General reference
Reeve, L.A. 1844. p.sp. 95, pl. 13, fig. 95 General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.147 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Volutoidea
Mitridae
Mitrinae
Mitra Lamarck, 1798
Mitra (Mitra) Lamarck, 1798
Mitra (Mitra) variabilis Reeve, 1844
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13087) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-03-03.